Combined side-delivery rake and tedder.



Y J. D.'BAKER. COMBINED SIDE DELIVERY RAKE AND TEDDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.14,1907

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' J. D. BAKER. COMBINED SIDHDELIVERY RAKE AND TEDDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB M, 1907.

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Wazeaa-asx PATENTED AUG|'25,1908- J. D. BAKER. COMBINED SIDE DELIVERYRAKE AND TEDDER.

I APPLIGATION II LED MAR.14,1907.

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705%2666 ea .272 we); Z102?- (Tabla-Ea wed Bakem' JOHN DAVID BAKER, OFLISBON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LISBON lMPLEMEN'l COMPANY, OFLISBON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

Application filed March 1- To (all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that i, Jenn Dsvn) BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lisbon, in the county of Colombians and State of Ohio, haveinvented new" and useful improvements in e Combined Side-Delivery linksand 'ledder, of which the following specification.

This invention relates to comb: led hey ted .lcr end side delivery rake,and the pri- 1n cry object oi the same is to provide e coin parstivelysimple organization oi elements which are rezulily adjustable to convertthe device from a tedder to a rake, or vice verse, and by the reversalmodify the direction of movement oi the tedder or rake members withoutresorting to the use of clutches or complex mechanisms that are liableto l ecome disengaged, clogged or broken.

The improved combined device is strong; and durable in its structure,and the number of parts are minimized to such an extent as to render thedevice economical in the cost of manufacture.

' The essential feature of the invention is e. shiitcble frame 'fulrumed on the axle and carrying a multiple crank shaft to which thetedder or rake members are connected, the ground or carrying Wheels onthe axle having gear devices which are thrown into mesh With cooperatinggear elements for actuating the crank she-ft when the frame is shiftedor moved to either one of its two positions.

The invention also embodies details of construction Which'will he moreiull hereinafter specified.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is stop plan view oi a machine embodying thefeatures of the invention and shown arranged as a tedder, the tonguebeing broken. away. 7 a view similar to Fig. .1, showing the ma. chinenrrengml as :1 side deliver rake. l i 3 is a longitudinal verticalsection on the iii a 3, Fig. 1'. Fig. 4 is e detail. perspective 'ew oithe shiltuhle frame. ig. 5 is a. deer view of one oi the tedder or relccm mi is a horizontal section on the line t. 5. chimhir characters oireference are Qsho'wing t h hear g therefor in sccti .i1..

god to indicate corresponding parts in the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

19,07. Serial No. 362,364.

mounted on opposite extremities thereofl A shitteble frame 4; isfulcrumed on the LXlO and comprises side coimecting: bars end 5 at thefront and rear thereof, and cross hers 7 which are extended a suitabledistance in rear of the her 6, the rear extended portions of the crossbars 7 having thereon suitable journal boxes 8 to rotote oly receive atmultiple crank shaft 9" At each. end of the frame and terminallyattached to the hers 5 and 6 e ercuete bars 10 and 11, which embrace theaxle 1 and have openings 12 therein to remova s-iv receive :1, key pin13 to retain the frame in adjusted position on the The frame 4 is alsoprovided with at central fulcrum her 14 extending transversely thereoverand connected by a fulcrum pin or bolt 15 to the axle l, as clearlyshown by Fig. 3. The fulcrum pin or bolt 15 extends through and belowthe axle and has 2. lower screw threaded extremity with a nut 16thereon.

Bepending from the f ont cross e" 5 of.

the frame i, to one side of the center, is pole guide clip 17, andextending out from the same cross her are epertureol brace attachingclips 18, 19, 20 and 21, the clip 2i' oeing projected from the one endof the said cross bar. iiecured to the bottom portion of the ire'meguard strips 22, which are diagonally dis" posed end'extend over theunder portion of one extremity of theirame'to prevent hey or othermateriel rolled under and forward and towards one side of the machinefrom working up between the ports of the frame, pen ticulcrly when themachine is arranged a side delivery rake. Projecting rearvierdly fromone end of the frame and extending hetween a portion of the ercuate bars14) and ii at said end, trailer supporting boom 23. 'i'Secured to thetrailer beam 23, is a. socket 24; in which the post 25 of a, trailerWheel 26 is rotets oly mounted, a. spring 27 being inter posed betweenthe upper end of the post and the top oi the socket to cushion thetrailer wheel and the frame as an entirety.

The crank shaft 9 has each. of the cranks thereof in n di-ti'erentposition or angle, or, in other Worcs, no two of the cranks l'ieve thesame angle with respect to the body of the.

31 engaging one of the cranks of the shaft 9.

in the lower end of the arm 28 is a cross pin 32, having the oppositeportions of a fork coiled therearound, as at 33, the loop of the forkpassing around the lower extremity of the arm and secured thereto, as at34. From the coils 33 the tines 35 of the fork depend and are given aproper curvature to render them effective in the operations for whichthey are used. To the upper end of each 1 arm a connecting bar 36 ismovably attached, the opposite or forward extremity of the connectingbarbeing also movably secured between fulcrum cars 37, rising from a slide38 extending iongitudinally over the center .of the frame 4. It will beunderstoodthat the function of the connecting bars 36 is to'cause thearms 28 of the rake or tedder members to swing on the cranks of theshaft 9, and thusobtain the desired movement of the forks on the lowerends of the arms 28, both when the machine is arranged as a tedder andas a side delivery rake.

upper ends of the may be reversed to have the tines 35 of theforksdirected rearwardly when the machine is arranged as aw tcddcr, orforwardly when used as a side delivery rake. After the adjustment hasbeen made, or the position of the forks changed, the several connectingbars are reattached to the upper ends of the arms 23. The forks on thelower ends of the arms 28 are resilient and yield sufficiently toprevent distortion or breakage thereof in performing their function, andin the event that they come in contact with some obstruction durthemovement of the machine. It will be understood that the cranks of theshaft 9 alternately lower and raise the arms 28, and the connecting barsdepress and elevate in consonancc with the arms and atthe same timeimpart an oscillating movement to the said arms.

The slide bar 38 or the adjusting means for the connecting bars 36 haslongitudinal slots 1 39 formed therein at opposite extremities andengaged by headed studs or screws 40 secured in the cross bars 7immediately thereunder. At its central portion the slide bar 38 isformed with openings 41 for engagement by a key pin 42, which'alsoextends downwardly into one of the cross bars 7 near the center of theframe 4. This key pin 42 locks the slide bar 38 in its adjustedposition, and when the said slide baris shifted the connecting bars 36and the tedder or rake members are correspondingly shifted, the purposeof this adjustment being to have the forks on the lower extremities ofthe rake or tedder members held either at an angle to or parallel withthe axle 1. This adjustment of the forks may be made either when themachine ,5 1s arranged as a-tcddcr or as a side delivery The rear endsof the con-f, necting bars 36 are detachablysecured to the arms 28, sothat the latter or turned in the sockets 30 se a rake, and this changeof position of the forks will modify the throw of thehay or othermaterial engaged by the forks.

-A tongue 43 is adjustablymounted in the forward portion of the frame 4and extends throu h' the guide clip or loop 17, and has a metal ic baror extension 44 secured to-the rear end and loosely and adjustably heldon the. lower projecting end of the fulcrum pin or bolt 15,13 the nut16. The connection between this metallic bar or extension 44 and thefulcrum pin or bolt 15 is loose so that the tongue may have a freerising and falling movement, to a limited extent, and on the rearextremity of the tongue is fixed a cush ion spring 45, whichis adaptedto contact shown by Fig. 3. The spring 45 carried'by the tongue 43, andthe spring 27 on the shank or stem .25 of the trailer wheel, operate torelieve the forks of strain and excessive pressure in oing over highplaces in theground. When t e machine is arranged as a tedder the tongue43 is disposed in longitudin al relation or in a plane parallel with thecross barszloffthe frame 4. "When the frame 4, however,=is' adjusted .toarrange the machine as a side delivery rake, and as shown by Fig. 2',the bars-7 are at an angle to'the' tongue 43, or, in'other rake membersare diagonally disposed with respect to the longitudinal draftestablished throu h the tongue. The tongue ismaintaine in positiveposition with relation to the frame in either adjustment of the latterby brace rods 46 and 47, movably'attached to theends of a coupling plate48 secured on the tongue and having their extremities pro vided withhooks, as at 49, to removably en-- gage the clips 18, 19, 20 and 21.When the machine is adjusted to serve as a tedder the brace rod .46engages the clip 18 and the brace rod 47 is connected to the clip 20.When the frame 4 is shifted, as shown by Fig. 2, to dispose the parts ofthe machine as a side delivery rake, the brace rods 46 and 47respectively engage the clips 19 and 21. The brace rods 46 and 47operate as intermediate draft transmitting devices, and are essential inview of the fact that the axle 1 is not positively secured to the frame4, and hence it is necessary to introduce a positive draft transmittingmeans between the ton gue and the frame.

The gearing for operating the crank shaft 9 is very simple and does notrequire any particular adjustment with relation to the indi vidual partsthereof, as the change of position of the frame 4 establishes a gearconnec tion between the opposite extremities of the crank shaft and theopposite ground or carrying wheels 2 and 3, to obtain a reverse movementof the crank shaft necessary when the machine is converted from a todderinto a side delivery rake, or vice versa. On the words,the forks of thetedder orwith the forward bar 5 of the frame 4, as

different ositions between the round wheels an relatively to the line ofraft, a plurality of forks all simultaneously movable with the frame,and meaiis for simultaneously changing the direction of movement of theforks relatively to the line of draft.

5. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a movable frame carryinga pluralit of reversible forks, and means for simu taneously adjustingthe forks to change their direction of movement and angle relatively tothe line of draft without changing the po sition. of the frame.

6. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a movable frame carryinga plurality of forks, and means for simultaneously changing the angularposition of the forks relatively to the frame and the line of draftwithout moving the frame.

7. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels with gear devices thereon, a frame pivotally mounted on the axleand shiftable to different angular positions, a crank shaft carried bythe frame and also provided with gear devices at opposite extremities,the direction of movement of the crank shaft being reversed byalternately shifting the frame and causing the gear devices on the saidshaft to engage the opposite gear devices on the ground Wheels, and aplurality of reversible forks mounted on the crank shaft.

8. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels provided with gear devices, a frame movable on the axle andcarrying a multiple crank shaft with terminal gear devices adapted to bealternately thrown into mesh with the gear devices on the ground wheels,and a plurality of reversible forks mounted on the crank shaft.

9. In a combined side delivery rake and tcdder, an axle having groundwheels, a frame shiftable on the axle and carrying a crank shaft havinga plurality of reversible forks mounted thereon, a draft tongueeonnectcd to and operative to shift the frame, and mechanism forreversely operating the crank shaft when the frame is in differentpositions.

10. lira combined side delivery rake and tedder, a shiftable frame, anaxle provided with ground wheels on which the said frame is mounted, aplurality of reversible forks carried by the frame and changeable as totheir direction of movement, and a draft tongue to shift the frame, thetongue being connectible to different portions of the f ramc. i

11. In a combined side delivery rake and tcdder, a shiftablc frame, anaxle having the frame mounted thereon and provided with ground wheels, alurality of reversible forks carried by the flame and simultaneouslychangeable as to their direction of movement independently of themovement of the frame, and a draft tongue connected to the frame.

12. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a shiftable frame or ig reversibly movable multiple cran .J having plurality of reversibleforks mounted there-- on, means whereby the rotation. of the shaft isreversed when the frame is moved from one position to another, and draftmeans connected to and operative to shift thefraine.

13. In a combined side delivery teddcr, the combination of an axlehaving ground wheels thereon, frame pivotally mounted and shiftable onthe axle and carrying a plurality of reversible for is adapted to havetheir direetionof movement changed and a draft tongue also pivotallyassembled in relation to the axle and adjustably con-- nected to theframe. A

14. lin a combinedside delivery rake and tedder, the combination of anaxle having round wheels thereon, pivoted frame shiftable on. the axleand carrying a plurality of reversible forks changeable as to theirdirection ofinovenient, and a tongue also pivotally assembled inrelation to the axle and adjustably connected to the frame, a springbeing interposed between the tongue and forward portion of the frame.

15. in a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels, as pivoted frame shiftable on the axle, and carrying a pluralityof reversible forks, means for changing the direction of movement of theforks, trailer connected to the frame and movable with the latter, and atongue movable in oppositelateral directions and pro vided withconnecting means to detechably engage different portions of the frame.

16. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels, a frame pivoted to and movable on the axle and having arcuateend devices movably embracing the axle, means for securing the frameagainst movement on the axle, a plurality of reversible forks carried bythe frame, and means for reversely'operating the forks and eontrolled bythe movement of the frame to different positions.

1'1". In a combined side delivery rake'and tcdder, an axle havingground. wheels with gear devices rotatable simultaneously therc with, aframe i-ihiftably mounted on the axle and carrying a multiple crankshaft having gear devices at opposite ends to engage either of the geardevices on the ground Wheels when the frame is shifted, and reversibleforks mounted on the crank shaft.

18. In a combined side delivery rake and teddcr, an axle having groundwheels, a frame movably mounted on the axle and shiftable it an angularposition in relation to the line of draft, a plurality of forks carriedby said frame, and guard devices secured to rake and fee same;

the under side of the frame and extending over a portion of oneextremity of said frame to prevent the raked material from being forcedupwardly through the frame when the machine is arranged. as a sidedelivery rake.

19. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a frame carrying amultiple crank shaft, means for reversing the movement of the crankshaft, boxes mounted on the cranks of the shaft and having sockets,tedder or rake arms with intermediate reduced portions rotatably mountedin the sockets, forks on the lower extremities of the arms andsimultaneously rotatable with the latter, the forks being held againstindividual rotation on the arms, and connecting bars moviably anddetachably secured to the upper ends of the arms and to a portion of theframes.

20. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, a shiftable framecarrying a multiple crank-shaft, means for reversing the movement of thecrankshaft, a plurality'of tedder or rake arms held by the crank-shaftand havmg cross-pins m their lower extremities, and

resilient forks held against individual rotation on the arms and havingportions coiled around the opposite projecting parts of the coped andsecured to the edges pins and also of the arms above the ins, theremaining portions of theforks being projected downwardly to form tines.

21. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels, a frame shiftable on the axle and having a trailer at the rearportion of one end, the trailer being provided with a cushioning spring,a plurality of forks carried by the frame, a tongue movably andadjustably'conneeted to the frame, and a spring interposed between thetongue and the frame.

22. In a combined side delivery rake and tedder, an axle having groundwheels, a frame movably mounted on the axle and pro vided with a seriesof apertured clips at the front portion thereof in different positions,

a plurality of forks adjustablycarried by the lirame and. adapted tohave their direction of xi'novement reversed, a tongue pivotallyconnected to theaxle and movably engaging the frame, and combined drafttransmitting and brace rods movably attached'to the tongue and'havingmeans to removably engage the apertured clips at the front portion ofthe frame. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN DAVID BAKER.

Witnesses:

Lois VA Fossnn, W G. WELLs.

